Complex sentence: In 1915, Mayer was selected as a first-team All-American by International News Service sports editor Frank Menke and Eastern football expert Parke H. Davis to become the first player from a Southern school to earn first-team All-America honors.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1915, Mayer was selected as a first-team All-American by International News Service sports editor Frank Menke and Eastern football expert Parke H. Davis. He was the first player from a Southern school to earn first-team All-America honors.