Complex sentence: This lack of oversight also allowed the Gunslingers' owner to skirt league capitalization requirements-despite his oil fortune, Manges never made an initial capital investment (as is standard for most major league sports franchises).
Split into simpler sentences: This lack of oversight also allowed the Gunslingers' owner to skirt league capitalization requirements. Despite his oil fortune, Manges never made an initial capital investment (as is standard for most major league sports franchises).