Complex sentence: Landis, a former federal judge, was the owners' ideal candidate for the job, and was given carte blanche power over the game and banned quite a lot of players and various others, often for very small offenses, and at times almost indiscriminately.
Split into simpler sentences: Landis, a former federal judge, was the owners' ideal candidate for the job, and was given unlimited power over the game. He banned quite a lot of players and various others, often for very small offenses, and at times almost indiscriminately.