Pitcher Ron Darling and second baseman Tim...

Pitcher Ron Darling and second baseman Tim Teufel of the New York Mets will go to trial Jan. 26 on charges of assaulting two off-duty police officers at a Houston nightclub in July, State District Judge Joe Kegans ruled.

Dick DeGuerin, the players’ attorney, said a dismissal of charges--and perhaps even an apology from the police officers involved in the scuffle--would be more in order. Darling, 25, and Teufel, 28, were arrested July 19 outside the nightclub.